Shaving cup



35 or .in any other desired manner.

'UNITED' STATES PATENT OirIcE.

.IAMEs FRYE, 'or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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SPECIFICATZCON forming part of LettersPatent No. 568,529, datedSeptember 29, I18'96.

f Application ld June 1, 1896. Serial No. 593,700. (No model.)

1.'0 will whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, 'JAMES FRYE, a .citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the co nty of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have' invented certain new and useful Improvements inShaving-Cups; and I do declare `the following to be a full, clear, andexaetdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which y ro it appertains to make'and use the same, referencebeinghad to the accompanyingdrawings, andto the letters of referencemarked theree on, which form a part of this specification.

. My invention relates to new and useful improvements in shaving-cups,as fully described hereinafter and pointed `out in the claims hereuntoannexed.

. Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section'of ashaving-cup embodying my zo improvements, the section being taken on theline l 1` Qf Fig. -2. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the 'construction' shownin Fig. 1.. Fig. 3 is a ver.

tical .section similar to that shown in Fig. 1, but of a somewhatmodiiied form of my iny2 5 vention; and Fig. 4 is a plan view of theconstruction illustrated in section in Fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts' throughout theseveral views of the 3o A is-a cup', preferably formed of metal, the

.same being internally'threaded at the topufor the reception of theiianged portion of the c'up B, although, if desired, the two portions A andB may be united together by soldering A screwplug B is fitted to anopeningin the flanged portion of the inner cup B at the top oftheshaving-cup, said opening being provided for the purpose of fillingthcannular space formed 4o Abetween the cups A and B with Water.

l \To the cup A is secured a handle AJ, and retained within said handleis a rubber bulb -Cone end of which .communicates with an openingprovided with a valve c, and the other with an opening provided with avalve c at the to o; the handle. v

A pipe() communicates with the opening int-he top ci' 'the' handle andthence passes through the ilanged'portion of the cup B, the

5o -whole being` so arranged .that by compressing the bulb Cra volume ofair is forced intothe annular space between the cups A and B, so

- I claim, 'and desire that a portion vof thewater contained tfrlreinwill be forced through the pipe D 'and discharged at the mouth E' ofsaid pipeinto the center of the cup B, which may contain soap forforminglather. in the construction shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the screw-plugB and the bulb C, with the connecting parts already describedLareomitted, the annuiarspace between the cups A and 'B being supplied witha quantity of water which will pass through the opening D2, and whensaid space has been filled the excess of Water contained in the cup B ispoured out. In order to then supply the cup B with a quantity of waterfrom the an- :nular space, I provide an opening in the anged portion ofs'aid cup with a valve C2, forming part rof a lever E, which isfulcrumed at a point e 'and held in a closed position by a leaf-springe'. .When theshort armo the l lever E is depressed, the valve. C2 is raid from its seat, allowinglair to enter the annu lar space, which allows'the water to flow by Si:

gravity through the opening/D into the inside ofthecupB.. l

Having noW described my invention, what to secure by LettersPat- 1. Ashaving-cu com risingr an outer re o u D ceptacle and an Innerreceptacle, said Inner receptacle having a flanged top adapted to bedetachably secured to the outer cup, an annular space formed betweensaid cups `and adapted to be filled with Water, an inlet for air in theflanged portion of the inner cup and an outlet for water at the bottomof the inner cup, and a valve for regulating .the quantity of airadmitted to the annular space, substantially as specified.

2.l A shaving-cup comprising an outer receptacle and an' innerreceptacle, said inner receptacle having a flanged top adapted to bedetachably secured to the outer receptacle, a

collapsible bulb secured' within.- a handle mounted upon the outerreceptacle, a passage leading from the top of bulb to the annular spacebetween the receptacles and provided with a valve, a valved opening inthe lower portion of said bulb, and a pipe located in the nnular spaceand having an outlet at thc top IOC of the inner cup'to which itis,secured, subp s'tantially as specied.

3. A ;'Ihecombination in a' shaving-cup of'an outer receptacle A, and aninner receptacle 1;, the inner receptacle having a flanged top 'ldaptedto be seeured to the outeroup, n handle A' mounted upon the outerreceptacle and 5 provided with :L collapsible bulb .C a pipe C'communicating with the upper part of said bulb and the annular spacebetween said receptncles and provided with a valve c', n valve cprovided at the lower end of said bulb, :L 1o pipe I) seein-edt() andhaving im opening into the inner receptacle at the top thereof, and anopening provided with a screw-cap B' at the top of the shaving-cup,substantially als specified. f

In testimony whereof I afilx my signature 15 in presence of twowitnesses,

JAMES `FRYE. 'tnesses:

HUBERT NV. LLOYD, HERBERT I. LLOYD.

